• Achilles injury rules Bath player out of South Africa tour• Watson hurt during Six Nations defeat against IrelandEngland’s woes were compounded on Monday night with confirmation that Anthony Watson has sustained a torn achilles and faces six month

While Ireland were completing the grand slam, events at a World Cup qualifier show that not all is well within the gameOn an RER train in Paris the other day an England supporter was discussing the impromptu competition he and his friends had been having.

The players of the tournament, the outstanding matches, best and worst moments and team of the championshipRobert Kitson: Conor Murray. Epitomises the team Ireland have become: classy, smart, consistent, strong, versatile. Probably the world’s best scru

Queensland player fined $10,000 after drugs arrestFour-match ban already servedKarmichael Hunt is free to play for the Queensland Reds but has been fined $10,000 after Rugby Australia completed their investigation into his arrest late last year. It was fo

• Win over England was Farrell’s first Twickenham visit since sacking• ‘Hopefully we can have good crack at next World Cup,’ says SextonIreland were forced to cancel their planned homecoming in Dublin on Sunday because of the adverse weather but

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD says Eddie Jones should forget about winning the World Cup. England’s Six Nations flop was their worst in 35 years. And 2003 World Cup-winning boss Woodward warned: “England are really staring down the barrel. “Stop talking about

IN some people’s eyes, Eddie Jones has gone from being one of rugby’s super-coaches to completely losing his Midas touch. What rubbish! Is the Aussie still the right man for England? Absolutely. Is he going through a bad patch? Of course he is. Can

• Eddie Jones says fatigue among players ‘is still a concern for us’• ‘I’ll watch club games and see how we can strengthen the squad’Eddie Jones has revealed that some of England’s British & Irish Lions may be left out of the summer to

• ‘We were happy to win ugly against France,’ says Taulupe Faletau• Coach Warren Gatland must explore new ideas on tour of AmericasLike all the coaches bar Joe Schmidt, like all the teams bar Ireland, Warren Gatland and Wales finished the Six Nati

SPAIN narrowly missed out on automatic qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in highly controversial circumstances after losing 18-10 to Belgium. Instead Romania finished second behind Georgia in the Rugby Europe Championship, with ugly scenes marrin

EDDIE JONES warned some of his England flops have played their final match for him. The Red Rose boss was booed off after Ireland’s Grand Slam-clinching 24-15 win. And Jones rapped: “Some players will struggle to participate in the future. “We have

The scrum-half’s dominating display against England should give Joe Schmidt belief for next year’s World CupWith the clock turned red, even the heavens were smiling on Ireland, a flurry of snow serving as the ticker tape to their coronation. Victory w

England’s sobering display leaves coach with boos ringing in his ears after Irish claim grand slam in style on St Patrick’s DayIt was suffering weather. The kind of cold that makes you pull down your hat and stamp the ground, shuffle your feet and cle

Jacob Stockdale shone once again to set up Ireland’s victory, while England’s veterans struggled and look headed for the exitAnthony Watson 5 A miserable two weeks, that yellow card in Paris followed by an unlucky part in Ringrose’s try before he wa

• Wales 14-13 FranceRarely have a side clinched second place in the Six Nations with less conviction. Wales were outplayed for vast tracts of this game, but are indebted to France for allowing them not only to stay in the game but to hold the lead for t

WALES edged past France to finish second behind Six Nations champions Ireland. The visitors took a bonus-point defeat which relegated England to fifth in the table. Neither side will be happy with their campaigns but the Irish were a class apart and deser